[rox-users] Re: "You can only set the run action for a regular file" error using "Set Run Action..."

[Daniel P. <da...@ri...>]

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, ko...@gm... wrote:
> hi all rox users, i just began playing with this nifty file manager in
> debian. im having some complications when i want to specify which app
> should open certain files. i want to open mp3s with xmms so i
> right-clicked on one and specified the "Set Run Action..." option so
> it would open with xmms, until here all works fine, xmms plays the
> mp3s. 

These would be on a Linux partition of some sort, right?

> some other mp3s on a mounted windows partition wont play with this
> system though :(. 

Uh-huh.

> rox doesn't diplay their icon as other playable mp3s and when i
> right-click on them and want to specify the "Set Run Action..." option
> it wont let me and give me the "You can only set the run action for a
> regular file" error. 

Right. They probably have the cog wheel icon[1] and the name in green,
yes?

The Windows partition is probably mounted such that it's sets the
executable bit on everything on it, resulting in this behavior.

Try bringing up the RoX options, selecting the 'Types' tab, then setting
"ignore executable bit on known extensions".

That /should/ solve your problem.

        Daniel

Footnotes: 
[1]  ...or whatever you set for the executable file icon.

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